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Pronunciation : Yell
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. yellen, , AS. giellan, gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. g?lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st Gale, and Nightingale.]
Definition : Defn: To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. Chaucer. Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. Milton.

i. [imp. & p. p. Yelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Yelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Yell
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone. Shak.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Yell
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. J. Philips.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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